Allen’s Common Mustached Bat vs Thread Weed

Pteronotus fuscus compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Mormoopidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Pteronotus	Ulva
Species	Pteronotus fuscus	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Allen’s Common Mustached Bat	Thread Weed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Thread Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), and South America (Brazil).

Allen’s Common Mustached Bat

The Allen’s Common Mustached Bat (Pteronotus fuscus) is a species in the genus Pteronotus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.